Goodbye Scotland

This light hearted, topical poem is written by Teresa Harrison-Best who says ” I couldn’t resist writing about the possible outcome of Scotland getting their independence; I have kept light and silly”

Goodbye Scotland

Are we saying goodbye to the tartan?
Are we saying farewell to the kilt?
Is it bon voyage to the Saltire?
Is it England they’re wanting to jilt?

So what becomes of the haggis
and all the tatties and neeps?
Will Robbie be quoted on Burns night,
or will they want a clean sweep?

Will Hogmanay become a has-been,
with New Year dead in the ditch.
With no whisky to toast celebrations,
we think that may cause a small glitch.

Then what do we do about mountains,
with Ben Nevis no longer within?
The three peaks becomes just a duo,
it hasn’t quite got the same ring!

With fresh salmon now clean off the menu
in the doldrums I think we may dwell.
The Bank of Scotland’s sadly departing
and they’re keeping the midges as well!

They’re taking the high road before us,
Loch Lomond is bidding goodbye.
It’s arrivederci from Nessie,
but not a single tear in her eye.

Will Scotland dispense with the monarch,
and who would the president be?
Hadrians Wall reassembled
right into the precious North Sea.

With a sad cheerio from the English,
Northern Ireland and Wales both agree,
if the Scots want to go independent
we’ll muddle along just as three!

( But if it’s a ‘No’ vote, then that’s fine as well! )

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Teresa H-B

Teresa lives in Worthing with her husband Stuart and their three rescue cats. She has recently retired from a long career in the Health and Social care sector, and has taken up Mosaics, Pilates and walking cricket. Her love of writing has always been prevalent throughout her life, and she wrote Catawall, fluent in feline following major surgery as a form of therapy. Her love of rhyme and rhythm feature in Catawall and her subsequent children’s books featuring Mackerel a piratical cat who captures the heart of everyone, even the ships mice and rats! ‘Mackerel and The Jolly Daisy’, ‘Mackerel and the Treasure Map’ and ‘Mackerel Saves the Day’. Her latest project Doggee Longlegs enters young fiction aimed at older children. Doggee is about young dog who starts life in a rescue shelter, overlooked on the homing day. Teresa is a great advocate of all animals and feels passionately about animal welfare, both at home and abroad.

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